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March 25, 2020

NMHIC is Here to Serve!
You may know NMHIC for its integrated clinical portal, which provides one patient record from multiple data sources, where and whenever it is needed for patient care. What you may not know is that for years NMHIC has worked closely with the New Mexico Department of Health and many hospitals and labs around the state to facilitate public health reporting of infectious diseases and certain reportable health conditions. During the COVID-19 emergency, NMHIC has adapted to send COVID-19 test results from the NM Scientific Laboratory every hour to the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bureau Epidemiology & Response Division as they respond to the global pandemic. COVID-19 results from other sources are sent four times a day. NMHIC is also developing analytics solutions that may help identify areas where health facilities are under stress.
We stand ready to add new participating organizations as clinical portal users, data providers, direct messaging subscribers, and any combination of these services. During this health emergency, our employees are working remotely, but we are just a phone call or e-mail away. For general information: (505) 938-9909,www.nmhic.org, or info@nmhic.org. For technical assistance: (505) 938-9999 or help@nmhic.org.

June 14, 2019

FREE 2-Year NMHIC HIE and PMP Access Available for a Limited Time
If you act now, you can get a FREE two-year subscription to the statewide health information exchange (NMHIC HIE) clinical portal with the integrated Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). No need to log into the PMP portal and choose the patient, just one click from the patient’s record in the NMHIC HIE and you are there!!
NMHIC and the New Mexico Department of Health are making this extraordinary offer possible. This is a $400 value per physician. If your organization is already participating in NMHIC, we can still add the PMP integration for FREE for two-years. This offer ends 8/15/2019 so act fast! Click here for details, and call Jennifer Klass at 505-938-9909 or e-mail info@nmhic.org to sign up.

January 22, 2019

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for a Healthy Medical Practice
ABQ medical providers: As announced during our recent webinar, there is still time to reserve your seat for an upcoming informative Lunch & Learn event on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 [11:30 am – 1:30 pm] here at NMHIC!
Mednet Medical Billing and Coding, Versatile MED Analytics, and the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative [Statewide Health Information Exchange] are teaming up for this informative presentation on Key Performance Indicators for a Healthy Medical Practice. Is your practice as robust as it can be? Learn the Top 10 KPI’s you should be monitoring to increase efficiency and profitability, plus…How using a data dashboard to analyze your practice’s performance is key to realizing your best year yet! To learn more about how to register, please contact Jennifer Jaciw, Mednet Medical Billing at jennifer.jaciw@mednetinc.com or 505-341-0070 x 223.

October 12, 2018

Participation in the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative – Statewide Health Information Exchange is growing rapidly. Please help us to welcome our newest members listed here:

NMHIC HIE offers very affordable rates to small provider groups to larger organizations. We meet you at the level you are at and offer various levels of participation. All healthcare organizations interested in improving coordination of care are encouraged to join today!

In addition, we thank our IT Team and key organization contacts from the list below that have recently built new interfaces so that more complete patient information is found when and where it is needed at the point of care. To request a complete list of all our NMHIC Data Provider/Data Elements Table, please email us at info@nmhic.org.

October 10, 2018

Our good friends at The New Mexico Chapters of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), and Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) are excited to kick-off their upcoming "Engagement through Enlightenment" Conference, Monday, October 15th and Tuesday, October 16th at the State Bar of New Mexico. Please see the link here for more information and to register. Dr. Thomas East, CEO/CIO, from NM Health Information Collaborative (Health Information Exchange) will be participating on the Interoperability Panel. Click --> FOR MORE INFORMATION

October 1, 2018

NMHIC HIE USERS’ THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE – UNITING NEW MEXICO: HEALTH INFORMATION INTEROPERABILITY IN THE SERVICE OF ALL NEW MEXICANS – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 – ATTEND IN SANTA FE OR LAS CRUCES - NMHIC’s Third Annual HIE Users’ Conference will be exciting and unique! This multi-site live event will be held simultaneously in Santa Fe and Las Cruces on Friday, November 9, 2018. The two live sites will interact via the Internet, and our keynote speaker, Laura Adams, will address both groups from the Rhode Island Quality Institute. The conference agenda offers interesting and motivating presentations and interactive sessions to further the vision of “Perfectly Informed Health Care” for all New Mexicans. To sponsor this event, exhibit to our participants, for group registration, or for other special arrangements, e-mail Conference@nmhic.org or call (505) 938-9925 before October 25, 2018.
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Video Message from Michelle Bowdich, Director of Outreach & Communications: HERE

September 18, 2018

NMHIC HIE Users’ Webinar Monthly Series – 3rd Tuesdays, 11:30-12:30 pm: This series is designed for participants in the health information exchange, and is open to all interested New Mexico stakeholders in our health care community. Today we had a chance to highlight satisfied users of the NMHIC clinical portal. Each month, you’ll hear news, information, and user tips from NMHIC leadership and staffers. You will also hear interesting guest presentations on subjects of interest to the healthcare community, including inspiring examples of how interoperability is changing healthcare across the country. Participants are invited to share their experiences during the feedback portion of the webinar. To be added to our monthly invitation list, please contact april@nmhic.org or call (505) 938-9925. To hear recorded webinars or to access PDF documents to the sessions, please see our Events page at www.nmhic.org/events.

July 6, 2018

Join us on November 9, 2018, for the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative – Statewide Health Information Exchange’s Third Annual Users’ Conference! Participants will have the opportunity to choose between one of two locations: CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (Santa Fe), or Memorial Medical Center (Las Cruces)! We invite you to share our vision of “Perfectly Informed Health Care” for all New Mexicans, regardless of where the care is provided. Participants will explore the potential benefits of safe exchange of health information in our state, the southwest region and across the nation; discuss emerging health information technologies, payment incentives, and regulations; hear about health information initiatives at the state level; identify “interoperability roadblocks” and brainstorm ways to remove barriers; and finally, enjoy an inspiring keynote address by Laura Adams, President & CEO, Rhode Island Quality Institute. For more details, and to ensure you get registration information when available, email conference@nmhic.org or call (505) 938-9925.

July 2, 2018

The Radiology Reports Interface from Radiology Associates of Albuquerque went into Production in the NMHIC Health Information Exchange Clinical Portal today! Special thanks to Ms. Rhonda Mayorga, Doug Barnard, and RAA team, for their help in bringing this valuable information to the NMHIC HIE. We are certain clinicians will be very happy to have more complete patient information.

June 19, 2018

The doctor's on the line! Free NMHIC Health Information Exchange Webinar on Tuesday, July 17th, 11:30-12:30 pm (MDT). Dr. Dale Alverson, MD, LCF/NMHIC Chief Medical Informatics Officer and UNM HSC Strategic Telehealth Consultant, will be sharing on the topic of Integration of HIE with Telemedicine: Opportunities and Challenges. Michelle Bowdich, Director of Outreach & Communications, April Salisbury, Director of Education & Training, and Dr.Thomas East, CEO/CIO, will also be providing HIE outreach updates and tips as well. You won't want to miss it! Please visit https://www.nmhic.org/events for more information.

June 19, 2018

NMHIC - The Statewide Health Information Exchange, would like to extend a special thank you to Versatile MED Analytics, a NM-based healthcare data analytics firm, for joining us during our monthly webinar series to share how providers can use their own internal data and existing exchange data to identify value-based measures that make sense for them and facilitate conversations with local payers/MCOs.

June 13, 2018

Special thanks to Mr. Terry Macaleer, Orion Health, President, US Operations, for joining NMHIC as a special guest at our recent Board of Directors and Advisory Committee meetings. Mr. Macaleer shared many exciting updates from Orion, NMHIC’s vendor, including their commitment to focus on key focus areas relating to Health Information Exchange.

May 10, 2018

NMHIC welcomes Kindred At Home as a new participant! Kindred will be using our Direct Secure Messaging services to improve coordination of care in New Mexico.

May 7, 2018

Holy Cross Hospital, Taos, NM, has responded to the needs and requests of area providers by sending radiology results into the NMHIC Health Information Exchange for improved coordination of care. These interfaces are in addition to other data the hospital has been securely submitting in the HIE for many years. It is a pleasure working with Mr. Bill Patten, Holy Cross Hospital, CEO - one of our valued NMHIC Advisory Committee members, who deeply cares about his community. Thank you from all of us at NMHIC! www.nmhic.org

May 7, 2018

True Health New Mexico has created an advanced analytic system that uses data from health plan claims and the New Mexico Health Collaborative - Statewide Health Information Exchange to identify and stratify members who are at health risk, and intervene before avoidable health issues occur. We appreciate our partnership with Dr. Mark Epstein, CMO, and the True Health team. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eeVTJrD

April 27, 2018

Please join us at next month’s NMHIC HIE FREE webinar, Tuesday, May 15, 11:30 am-12:30 pm (Mountain). Dr. Thomas East, NMHIC CEO/CIO, will share on topic of Population Health and Value Based Care. For more information visit https://www.nmhic.org/events or email april@nmhic.org.

April 11, 2018

The NMHIC HIE Advisory Committee is pleased to announce the addition of the following two new members to the Advisory Committee:
• Julie Ann Harrigan, MD, Ardent Enterprise Informatics Physician Advisor
• Meggin Lorino, Executive Director, New Mexico Association for Home & Hospice Care
We appreciate their commitment to helping improve coordination of care in New Mexico.

March 29, 2018

After 18 years of service as Human Resources Director at LCF Research and The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative, Pam Carpenter announced plans to retire effective March 29, 2018. In honor and recognition of Pam’s many years of loyal and dedicated service, we celebrated with a wonderful retirement party and will continue to wish her all the best as she transitions into her new life. Congratulations- Pam!

March 26, 2018

NMHIC HIE is excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with Versatile Med Analytics to further both organizations’ missions! Versatile is passionate about information sharing and smart use of data; partnering with NMHIC will allow us to bring data-driven insights to even more of the local provider community in the pursuit of Perfectly Informed Health Care. For more information on data analytics for your organization, please contact Michelle Bowdich at (505) 938-9909 or michelle@nmhic.org.

March 24, 2018

Colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancers and can be easily treated if caught early through a simple screening test that can be conducted in the comfort of one's home. The community is invited to attend Doña Ana County’s first Boxer March in Las Cruces, a Screen to Save Initiative (Sat. March 24, 10 am-1 pm) to increase colorectal cancer awareness and provide free colorectal cancer screening kits. Thanks to our partner Memorial Medical Center (first hospital in Southern New Mexico to commit to sharing a full data set with NMHIC) and New Mexico State University for inviting the NM Health Information Collaborative - Health Information Exchange Team to participate. We have consumer outreach materials in Spanish and English - See you there!

March 16, 2018

Special thanks to Rebekka VanNess, Gila Multispecialty IPA, Executive Director, for the recent radio interview with Dr. Dale Alverson , MD, CMIO, and Dr. Thomas East, CEO/CIO, from The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative – Statewide Health Information Exchange! Today’s Healthy Community radio program (KURU 89.1 FM) reaches 40-50k people covering the entire corner of the state of New Mexico, including Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, and Catron counties. Please visit www.gmcr.org for more information and links from interview (available soon).

February 21, 2018

NM Health Information Collaborative HIE Welcomes Radiology Associates of Albuquerque as a New Participant
NMHIC leadership is pleased to announce Radiology Associates of Albuquerque and NMHIC HIE are joining forces together to improve data sharing to benefit New Mexico clinicians. This is a huge community benefit and there have been multiple requests for the partnership to happen. The RAA team will also be using Direct Secure Messaging to better coordinate care and access the HIE portal for more complete patient information. We look forward to a positive, long-standing relationship with RAA!

February 14, 2018

NMHIC’s technology partner, Orion Health, will be our special guests at this month’s webinar, Tuesday, February 20, 2018 (11:30 am-12:30 pm-Mountain).
Dr. Richard Swafford, PhD, Sr. Solution Consultant, will share on the topic - Getting Your Feedback On Current and Future Capability. We encourage healthcare professionals committed to improving coordination to please join us for our informational and insightful webinars that includes Health Information Exchange user tips and news updates. To be added to our mailing list, please email april@nmhic.org.

January 1, 2018

Happy New Year! Momentum continues for the advancement and connectivity of electronic health information and interoperability of health information technology. The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative- Statewide Health Information Exchange (NMHIC HIE) Network is committed to meeting the health IT needs of the community and is currently adding new participants and End-Users to the HIE on-boarding queue. To learn more about how to participate, please contact Michelle Bowdich, Director of Outreach & Communications, at 505-938-9909 or michelle@nmhic.org.

November 4, 2017

Our Second Annual NMHIC Users’ Conference held November 4, 2017 was a great success, based on the feedback provided by our participants. The concept of bringing together diverse stakeholders to “brainstorm” ways to improve interoperability was rewarded with enthusiasm and renewed commitments from participants to work across organizational lines. Approximately 54 people attended the conference. Participants were comprised of volunteer presenters and panelists, advisory committee and board members, and external participants. In addition, we had 7 exhibitors, many of whom sat in the meeting and 11 NMHIC staff members. We are already working to coordinate efforts for the 2018 Users’ Conference and encourage healthcare organizations from around the state to attend!

October 18, 2017 Mr. Curt Schatz - Elected LCF/NMHIC Advisory Committee Chair for a Second Term

CONGRATULATIONS, Mr. Curt Schatz! LCF Research and the NM Health Information Collaborative – Statewide Health Information Exchange is pleased to announce Mr. Curt Schatz, MBA, CIO, UnitedHealthcare, was elected to serve as Advisory Committee Chairperson for a second term (2017/2018).

As Chair of NMHIC’s 21-member LCF/NMHIC Advisory Committee, Curt will work with other members and healthcare leaders to pursue goals for increasing health information exchange awareness and adoption in New Mexico. The Advisory Committee is currently planning for the upcoming NMHIC 2nd Annual Conference to be held on Saturday, November 4, in Albuquerque. This year’s focus will be to advance the cause of healthcare information exchange in New Mexico by helping participants to create a shared vision, to examine the current state of interoperability and factors hindering it, to build consensus on standards, and to formulate strategies for overcoming barriers to information exchange.

Curt Schatz is a results-oriented executive with a rich history of successfully leading change, aligning technology with strategic business needs and positioning organizations for sustainable growth through technology solutions. Recognized as an accomplished leader with talent for consistently delivering results which exceed expectations, Curt has a wealth of experience in project management and comprehensive use of risk and change management disciplines. His broad-based technology experience includes IT operations, development, database administration, networking support and service desk management through a 20+ year career progression.

A decisive individual who thrives in situations which provide operational excellence to the organization, Curt also lends his talents and insights through industry volunteerism. He currently serves as the Immediate Past-President of the New Mexico HIMSS chapter, is a Fellow with HIMSS (FHIMSS), as well as the Chair for the NMHIC Advisory Committee to the New Mexico HIE and the Board Chair of the New Mexico Technology Council.

Curt currently serves as Chief Information Officer for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Mexico. Previously, he was the Director of Information Technology for the New Mexico Cancer Centers; IT Engineering Manager for the Presbyterian Healthcare System and the Director of Information Technology for the American Society of Radiologic Technologies.
Curt holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Computer Information Systems and his Master of Business Administration in IT Management.
We appreciate Curt’s commitment to serving as LCF/NMHIC Advisory Committee Chair this past year—and look forward to another productive year ahead!

October 5, 2017 HICATT COURSE NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL!

The Health Informatics Curriculum and Training for Transformation (HICATT) program that was previously funded by the Office of the National Coordinator is available again! The HICATT course was offered until May, 2017 by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) in partnership with the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC). The Continuing Education courses will now open to the public on October 9th and the cost is just $49 to access the materials for six months. Register by October 20th to receive a discount and only pay $25 by entering the discount code: EARLYBIRD.
LEARN MORE – https://sbmi.uth.edu/continuing-education/

October 2, 2017 NMHIC HIE Kicks-Off National Health IT Week

Health information technology is a critical enabler to improve the quality of healthcare delivery, increase patient safety, decrease medical errors, and strengthen the interaction between patients and healthcare providers.
To mark the important role of health information technology, the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative—Statewide Health Information Exchange, and others across the U.S. have joined together to celebrate National Health IT Week, October 2-6, 2017.
A special thanks to all our existing data providers and participants who actively work to improve care coordination health outcomes in New Mexico.

September 20, 2017 – San Juan Regional Medical Center Laboratory Results Now In Production

NMHIC Statewide Health Information Exchange is pleased to announce that the Laboratory Results interface from San Juan Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) went into production on September 20, 2017. The efforts of the SJRMC technical team, Orion Health & NMHIC technical teams are greatly appreciated! Additional interfaces went live last October 2016. This is excellent news for area providers seeking more complete patient information. Congratulations to all!

September 15, 2017 -- NMHE/NMHIMSS/HFMA Conference, October 5-6, 2017

Dr. Thomas East, LCF/NM Health Information Collaborative CEO/CIO, will be speaking on the topic of interoperability at the upcoming NM Healthcare Executives/Healthcare Financial Management Association/NM Health Information Management Systems Society Conference October 5-6, 2017. We are pleased to work with our partners to help promote this event. For more information, please click here

September 15, 2017— HICATT Course Project Results and Update

The Health Informatics Curriculum and Training for Transformation (HICATT), an online informatics course funded by the Office of the National Coordinator, was available through our grant partners at the University of Texas between July 2016 and June 2017. HICATT is no longer available through this grant; however, the materials are available in the public domain, and the self-paced online course is expected to be made available again on the UT Canvas Learning Management System in the near future. Watch for an announcement from LCF Research/NMHIC about how to take advantage of this course.
HICATT earned great reviews from participants. The course content was rated very highly with regard to relevance to health care and health IT, as well as to the learners’ jobs in health care. Further, 94.4% of course completers said they would recommend the course, 97.3% said the training met its objectives, 98.0% said the course helped them understand the subject matter better than before, and 97.8% said that the materials were helpful to them.
New Mexico’s performance in recruiting and assisting learners with the course was also excellent. LCF Research/NMHIC achieved 139% of our target for the number of learners who completed the online course. LCF Research/NMHIC was one of only two grant partners that also offered an in-person version of the course, with an emphasis on data analytics.
For more information, contact April Salisbury, Director of Education and Training, at april@nmhic.org or (505) 938-9925.

September 5, 2017 – REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR NMHIC’S 2ND ANNUAL HIE USERS’ CONFERENCE

Registration opened today for NMHIC’s second annual conference, Brainstorming Innovative Health Information Processes: Taking command of our crucial roles in shaping the future of healthcare information interoperability in New Mexico. This unique event has been designed to help participants create a shared vision, examine the current state of interoperability and factors hindering it, build consensus on standards, and formulate strategies for overcoming barriers to information exchange. NMHIC invites you to attend our second annual HIE Users’ Conference to participate in meaningful presentations and thoughtful discussions about the benefits, challenges, and solutions for interoperability and exchange of health information in New Mexico and surrounding communities. Click here for details and to register.

July 11, 2017 - ONC’s Workforce Training Program Exceeds Target

In 2015, ONC launched a two-year cooperative agreement program, which funded seven universities and colleges to train incumbent health care workers to use health IT in a variety of settings. Nearly 9,000 individuals completed the training– well over ONC’s target of training 6,000 professionals. Each awardee will continue training health care workers through their respective programs. The awardees also updated training materials for 20 existing curriculum components and instructional materials developed by the HITECH-funded Workforce Curriculum Development Program. They also developed five new curriculum components, which will be posted on HealthIT.gov later this year. Read three success stories from ONC’s Workforce Training Program.

June 1, 2017 - HICATT COURSE WRAPS UP

LCF Research / NMHIC congratulates the completers of the Health Informatics Curriculum and Training for Transformation (HICATT) course.

In partnership with the University of Texas Health Science Center, LCF Research offered a free continuing education opportunity for health care professionals between July, 2016 and June 2017. The course was grant funded by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), so the materials will be made available in the public domain, now that the program has concluded.

The curriculum was organized into four course tracks, each with recorded lectures and slides, quizzes, optional activities, and a required course assessment. The four tracks ranged from about 12-15 hours in length and contained material on population health management, value-based care purchasing, patient-centered care, health care data analytics, and care coordination and interoperability of health IT systems.

We at LCF Research / NMHIC are grateful to the many organizations that helped us disseminate this great opportunity to our New Mexico workforce!

The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC) and PHIX (formerly the Paso del Norte Health Information Exchange) are committed to working together in southern New Mexico and west Texas. Patients from southern New Mexico seek health care in other regions of New Mexico as well as west Texas. Likewise, patients residing in west Texas are often treated in New Mexico. Our goal is to ensure that hospitals, providers, and patients benefit from interoperable data exchange across these regions. This interoperability will give area hospitals and providers a more complete picture of each patient’s health.

NMHIC and PHIX are currently in discussions to formalize a relationship. In the meantime, we welcome any feedback or ideas from stakeholders in southern New Mexico and west Texas.

About NMHIC
The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), staffed and operated by the non-profit LCF Research, has created a data sharing exchange and portal that will allow New Mexico’s health care professionals quick access to patient history – including surgeries, allergies, problem list, notes and encounter data. This will allow for more-informed medical decisions, better health outcomes and improved population health over time. NMHIC uses a powerful Orion Health population health platform that includes technology solutions for interoperability, population health management and precision medicine.

NMHIC has been a state leader in healthcare information technology initiatives for over a decade. Current participants includes hospitals, provider groups, NM Medicaid and commercial payer organizations, laboratories, a statewide diagnostic imaging organization, a pharmacy, and public health. The organization is recognized by the New Mexico Department of Health as its agent for hospital public health reporting.

About PHIX
PHIX was founded in 2010, through the collaboration of the major healthcare organizations in the greater El Paso area. The mission of the 501c3 nonprofit organization is to improve health through collaboration and data technology. PHIX has developed a Community Health Record that centralizes patient data from hospitals and providers. This centralized record gives providers a more complete view of each patient’s health. PHIX is also supporting physician practices in creating quality dashboards to manage their patients, optimize the use of their EHR technology, and navigate complex regulations, reporting requirements, and security standards.

Major partners of PHIX include: City of El Paso Department of Public Health, El Paso County Medical Society, El Paso First Health Plans, Paso del Norte Health Foundation, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, The Hospitals of Providence, and University Medical Center of El Paso. Additional, PHIX is working toward exchanging data with Veteran’s Administration and the Department of Defense.

24 March, 2017 - Help is Available for New Mexico Medical Practices to Succeed with the Quality Payment Program

Click the link below to get information on a program offering assistance for New Mexico medical practices with 16 or more health care practitioners. The article also provides information for practices with 15 or fewer health care practitioners, particularly those in medically underserved and rural areas.http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1113102521325&ca=d12f3b...

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February 27, 2017

Time is running out to take advantage of the FREE online course, Health Informatics Curriculum and Training for Transformation (HICATT). The training program is funded by a grant from the ONC and was created and hosted by the University of Texas Health School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI). The self-paced course, designed for people currently employed in the health care field, is available online for completion within 4-6 week cohorts. Registration for the last two sets of dates is currently open. The last day to register for Cohort #5 (April 3rd to May 14th) is March 17, 2017. The last day to register for Cohort #6, which runs for only 4 weeks (May 22nd to June 18th), is May 5, 2017. For more information, or to register for either of the remaining cohorts, visit the web page at GO.UTH.EDU/HICATT (https://sbmi.uth.edu/hicatt/)”

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January 25, 2017

NMHIC’s participation in the Health Informatics Curriculum and Training for Transformation (HICATT) grant was recently highlighted in an article ( https://sbmi.uth.edu/news-new/story.htm?id=d3a3c6b7-64de-41ad-90d0-7c0ef... ) about the training program released by the University of Texas Health School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI). The self-paced course, designed for people currently employed in the health care field, is available online for completion within 4-6 week cohorts, and NMHIC is unique among the grant partners, because it offers a complimentary live workshop on data analytics. The curriculum will be available in the public domain after the grant period ends in June. The 4th of 6 cohorts is currently open for registration until January 27th. For more information, or to register for any of the remaining cohorts, visit the web page at GO.UTH.EDU/HICATT (https://sbmi.uth.edu/hicatt/)

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January 23, 2017

NMHIC is presenting a monthly HIE Users’ Webinar, designed for current users and other stakeholders. The monthly format includes: “NMHIC News,” guest presenters on various topics, an “Ask NMHIC” segment, HIE Clinical Portal User Tips, and a user feedback forum. The next webinar is scheduled for 11:30-12:30 pm, February 21, 2017 and features Mr. Ryan Harmon, HealthInsight New Mexico, on the topic of Transitions of Care. To register for this FREE webinar, e-mail april@nmhic.org or call (505) 938-9925.

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January 10, 2017

NMHIC held its first ever HIE Users’ Webinar on January 10, 2017. Current users and other stakeholders discussed new data providers and user groups, information security precautions, success stories, user tips, and customer experiences. Based on user feedback, the webinar series is being scheduled monthly, with the next one tentatively scheduled for February 21st (time to be announced).

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December 14, 2016

The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative Statewide Health Information Exchange (NMHIC HIE) today announced it has signed a data provision contract with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. The agreement brings the number of New Mexico hospitals participating in the NMHIC HIE to 19 data providers and 27 signed hospitals overall. The contract with the state’s only academic health center covers the 607-bed UNM Hospital in Albuquerque, the 72-bed UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho and clinics operated by UNM Medical Group, Inc., the group practice for physicians in the UNM School of Medicine.
Read the full press release here: http://www.nmhic.org/sites/default/files/UNM_NMHIC_HIE_Press_Release_Fin...

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November 14, 2016

NMHIC successfully delivered the First Annual HIE User’s Conference on October 27 at the New Mexico Medical Society. Planned by the NMHIC Advisory Committee and NMHIC staff members, the event was well attended and offered information and insightful health IT best practices and updates. It was a great opportunity to network with key contacts and understand more about each participant’s HIE successes and challenges. Our generous supporters included: HealthInsight New Mexico, Orion Health, and Velocity Health Informatics. Please click here for the linked conference highlights document for more information regarding specific speakers and the presentation slides/topics shared at the event. http://www.nmhic.org/sites/default/files/NMHIC_HIE_User_Conference_11-08...

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August 30, 2016
“The Health Information Exchange for all New Mexicans: Improving Quality, Efficiency, Safety, and Cost of Patient Care”
NMHIC Invites HIE users, data providers, and other interested stakeholders to attend the first annual HIE users conference, entitled, The Health Information Exchange for all New Mexicans: Making Patient Care Better, Easier, and Less Costly.Click here for the Conference flier.http://www.nmhic.org/sites/default/files/HIE%20Conf%20Brochure%202016.pdf

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August 18, 2016

Dr. Thomas East, CEO/CIO, was recently invited to speak at the New Mexico Council on Asthma’s (NMCOA) meeting on August 18, 2016. Kathleen Moseley, Program Manager at the American Lung Association in NM, coordinated the event that included several leaders from around the state. NMHIC is proud to help support NMCOA’s mission and vision to reduce asthma health disparities and improve the quality of life for all people with asthma in New Mexico by coordinating statewide efforts, bringing together community organizations and others to achieve sustainable statewide changes in the environment, education and quality of health care as they relate to asthma.

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August 02, 2016
NMHIC announces the opening of registration for a free online course designed for the healthcare team, HEALTH INFORMATICS CURRICULUM AND TRAINING FOR TRANSFORMATION (HICATT). This free course, funded by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), will help healthcare professionals advance care transformation for their patients, while gaining new knowledge and skills to advance their careers. Training is offered in five topic areas, including: Care Coordination and Interoperability of Health IT Systems, Health Care Data Analytics, Patient-Centered Care, Population Health Management, and Value-Based Care Purchasing. Content is organized into tracks for common healthcare roles.
For more information, please see the press release: http://www.nmhic.org/sites/default/files/hicatt_press.pdf
Download the course flier PDF here: http://www.nmhic.org/sites/default/files/HICATTStudentFlier_CourseDetail...
You can also visit http://GO.UTH.EDU/HICATT or call NMHIC at (505) 938-9925.

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15 July 2016
Congratulations! Dr. Dale Alverson, Chief Medical Informatics Officer for NMHIC, has been invited to present a lecture entitled Progress and Challenges of Integrating Health Information Exchange with Telemedicine in a Rural State at the 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held in San Francisco, October 22-25, 2016.

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June 2, 2016LCF Research, announces a free online informatics training course, HEALTH INFORMATICS CURRICULUM AND TRAINING FOR TRANSFORMATION (HICATT). This free course, funded by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), will help healthcare professionals advance care transformation for their patients, while gaining new knowledge and skills to advance their careers. Training is offered in five topic areas, including: Care Coordination and Interoperability of Health IT Systems, Health Care Data Analytics, Patient-Centered Care, Population Health Management, and Value-Based Care Purchasing. Training will take place online, between September 2016 – May 2017. For more information, visit http://GO.UTH.EDU/HICATT or call LCF Research at (505) 938-9925.
Download the PDF here: http://www.nmhic.org/sites/default/files/HICATTStudentFlier_CourseDetail...

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March 11, 2016

NMHIC Successfully Connects With CORHIO HIE to Exchange Data
As the first step toward state-to-state information exchange, New Mexico Health Information Collaborative and CORHIO have established connectivity.

With the technical connection between New Mexico and Colorado HIEs in place, providers in both states can share clinical patient information across state lines. This is particularly important in the Four Corners region where it’s common for patients to live in one state and work in a neighboring state. This means patients are frequently crossing state lines for healthcare. The lack of state-to-state information exchange can cause poor care coordination and provider communication.

“We are excited about the ability to exchange data and coordinate care with CORHIO and its participating providers. This has been a high priority for our participants,” says Dr. Thomas East, CEO/CIO, New Mexico Health Information Collaborative. “NMHIC is committed to health information exchange and care coordination across state lines, nationally and with sovereign tribal nations in our area.”
“I am thrilled that CORHIO and NMHIC have connected and entered into a trust relationship to enable data exchange,” says Morgan Honea CEO of CORHIO. “This type of data exchange erases state lines and ensures important medical information is accessible to providers who see patients from multiple states. We look forward to continuing this partnership to enable full data exchange in the future.”

HISP to HISP Connectivity
NMHIC and CORHIO are both Health Information Service Providers (HISPs) and members of a trusted framework through Direct Trust (www.directtrust.org), so the technical connection to complete this project is “HISP to HISP.” Both NMHIC and CORHIO HISP (Orion Health) must follow strict standards in handling health information using the Direct messaging protocols.
Because both organizations can facilitate the exchange of clinical data via Direct messaging, providers on either network can exchange secure messages, similar to email, to communicate about patients. This direct provider-to-provider communication is HIPAA-compliant and is a simple way to exchange health information across state borders. NMHIC is in the process of building a DSM provider directory and requesting organizations please share their addresses so other providers may access them.

eHealth Exchange
In addition, both organizations also participate in the national eHealth Exchange (http://sequoiaproject.org/ehealth-exchange/) and are members of the Mid-States Consortium of Health Information Organizations, a large group of HIEs dedicated to enabling data exchange across regional and state lines. Hospitals, provider groups, payers, and other healthcare organizations interested in joining the NMHIC HIE as users and/or providers of information, please contact Michelle Bowdich, Provider Relations Manager, at 505-938-9909 or info@nmhic.org.

About NMHIC
The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC) is the statewide health information exchange (HIE) network. NMHIC HIE brings together patient information from many healthcare organizations with different electronic health record systems and creates a complete and comprehensive patient record in real-time. NMHIC began as a community collaborative in 2004, and was convened by LCF Research, a non-profit organization, has led healthcare improvement initiatives in New Mexico for over 20 years. NMHIC allows clinicians to exchange information electronically in a secure environment where patient privacy is protected and authorized access is available when and where it’s needed - at the point of care. For more information, visit www.nmhic.org.